Upon returning to the capital, the group has an unsettling encounter with Naoshi Usui. Kiyoka assigns Miyo a bodyguard: the dashing Kaoruko Jinnouchi.

Determined to save her fiancé, Miyo sneaks out and runs into a young boy with a familiar face. Later, she dreams of a tragic promise from the past.

In the final battle, Usui overwhelms Kiyoka, trapping him in a terrible nightmare. Desperate to prevent more bloodshed, Miyo dives into the dream.